Frank Kostro

Positions: Pinch Hitter, Third Baseman and Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 190lb (188cm, 86kg)

Born: August 4, 1937 in Windber, PA us

High School: Forbes HS (Pittsburgh, PA)

School: University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI)

Debut: September 2, 1962 (Age 25-029d, 12,007th in major league history)
vs. CHW 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 21, 1969 (Age 32-048d)
vs. SEP 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1963 season

Full Name: Frank Jerry Kostro

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.9

467

114

.244

RBI

OBP

.291

SLG

.321

OPS

.613

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	13-61 / in Starts: 9-22
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	35 games
Most Games w/o RBI	34 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 168 PAs	10
Actual Runners on Base	101 (57-33-11)
Avg. MLBer w/ 168 PAs	16
Avg. Runners on Base	99 (51-31-16)

Most Driven In
B Moran	5
Self	2
L Wagner	1
J Fregosi	1
B Rodgers	1
J Wood	0

Most Driven In By
Self	2
C Veal	2
B Rodgers	1
R Colavito	1
N Cash	1
J Piersall	1
D Chance	1
E Sadowski	1

1963 Batting Game Log

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1963 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	17	1	Apr 9	DET		CHW	L,5-7	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	5	2.67	-0.060	5.87	-0.08%	-0.35	PH 1B
2	18	5 (3)	Apr 14	DET	@	CLE	L,0-6	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.47	-0.037	3.72	-0.06%	-0.41	PH
3	19	8 (2)	Apr 19 (1)	DET	@	BOS	L,1-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	.41	-0.011	1.22	-0.02%	-0.10	PH
4	20	10 (1)	Apr 20	DET	@	BOS	L,3-4	15-15	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9	4.41	0.057	10.68	0.08%	0.33	PH
5	21	13 (2)	Apr 23	DET	@	KCA	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.125	.000	.125	2	.91	-0.089	2.14	-0.13%	-0.77	3B
6	22	14	Apr 24	DET		LAA	W,4-3	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.111	.000	.111	9	3.64	-0.062	7.29	-0.08%	-0.40	PH
7	23	15	Apr 25	DET		LAA	L,5-7	3-GF	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.231	.091	.322	2	1.12	0.001	2.43	0.00%	0.21	3B
8	24	16	Apr 26	DET		MIN	L,5-7	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.067	.222	.067	.289	5	1.00	-0.086	1.97	-0.10%	-0.42	3B
9	25	17	Apr 27	DET		MIN	L,3-9	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.059	.273	.059	.332	5	.74	0.010	1.25	0.01%	0.06	3B
10	26	18	Apr 28	DET		MIN	W,4-0	CG	4	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.346	.200	.546	6	.53	0.105	.79	0.09%	1.58	3B
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	27	19	May 1	DET		WSA	L,1-4	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.400	.261	.661	6	1.36	0.150	2.16	0.14%	1.11	1B
12	28	20	May 2	DET		WSA	L,4-9	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.222	.400	.259	.659	3	1.53	-0.091	2.11	-0.08%	-0.92	1B
13	29	21	May 3	DET		BAL	L,5-8	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.389	.250	.639	9	.46	-0.012	.64	-0.01%	-0.15	PH
14	30	22	May 4	DET		BAL	L,4-8	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.378	.241	.620	9	.60	-0.011	.75	-0.01%	-0.19	PH
15	31	24 (1)	May 6	DET		NYY	L,3-10	7-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.395	.267	.661	9	1.02	0.047	1.21	0.03%	0.37	PH
16	32	28 (3)	May 11	DET		CLE	L,5-6	9-10	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.410	.290	.701	8	1.17	0.061	1.69	0.05%	0.66	PH
17	33	29	May 12	DET		CLE	L,3-9	3-GF	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.405	.294	.699	3	.62	-0.037	.76	-0.03%	0.09	RF
18	34	30	May 14	DET	@	CHW	L,0-3	8-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.419	.314	.733	8	.79	0.039	.94	0.03%	0.37	PH 3B
19	35	31	May 15	DET	@	CHW	L,4-7	7-7	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.306	.432	.333	.765	9	.53	0.025	.49	0.01%	0.24	PH
20	36	32	May 18 (1)	DET	@	WSA	W,6-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.282	.404	.308	.712	6	1.61	-0.120	1.05	-0.05%	-1.04	RF
21	37	33	May 18 (2)	DET	@	WSA	L,5-7	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.396	.300	.696	9	.15	-0.004	.12	0.00%	-0.09	PH
22	38	35 (1)	May 20	DET	@	BAL	L,0-6	4-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.268	.388	.293	.680	9	1.17	-0.031	1.12	-0.02%	-0.46	PH
23	39	36	May 21	DET	@	BAL	L,2-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.380	.286	.666	8	1.37	-0.034	1.03	-0.02%	-0.21	PH
24	40	37	May 22	DET	@	BAL	L,1-2	CG	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.370	.267	.637	3	1.57	-0.048	1.00	-0.02%	-0.49	LF
25	41	38	May 24	DET		BOS	L,2-5	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.364	.261	.625	9	1.27	-0.035	.62	-0.01%	-0.22	PH
26	42	41 (2)	May 26 (2)	DET		BOS	L,5-6	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.234	.357	.255	.612	9	.98	-0.025	.49	-0.01%	-0.22	PH
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
27	43	46 (4)	Jun 1	DET	@	MIN	L,1-7	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.229	.351	.250	.601	9	1.56	-0.063	.87	-0.02%	-0.87	PH
28	44	52 (5)	Jun 9	DET		NYY	L,2-6	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.224	.345	.245	.590	2	3.81	-0.095	3.65	-0.06%	-0.75	PH
29	45	54 (1)	Jun 11	DET		BOS	L,3-7	15-GF(15)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.339	.240	.579	9	.40	-0.010	.33	-0.01%	-0.22	PH
30	46	56 (1)	Jun 13	DET		CLE	L,3-5	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.333	.235	.569	9	2.59	-0.065	1.47	-0.02%	-0.42	PH
31	47	58 (1)	Jun 15	DET	@	NYY	L,2-9	7-7	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.344	.250	.594	9	.86	0.040	.33	0.01%	0.37	PH
				Player went from Detroit Tigers to Los Angeles Angels
32	48	67	Jun 18	LAA		KCA	W,2-1	11-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.344	.250	.594	9						PR
33	49	69 (1)	Jun 19 (2)	LAA		KCA	L,3-4	2-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.339	.245	.584	9	1.60	-0.039	1.90	-0.03%	-0.40	PH
34	50	71 (1)	Jun 22	LAA		WSA	W,9-4	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.333	.241	.574	6	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.26	3B
35	51	80 (8)	Jun 30	LAA	@	DET	L,5-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.333	.241	.574	5						3B
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
36	52	82 (1)	Jul 3	LAA	@	BAL	L,1-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.218	.328	.236	.564	9	1.37	-0.034	1.24	-0.02%	-0.21	PH
37	53	87 (4)	Jul 7 (2)	LAA	@	WSA	L,4-6	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.323	.232	.555	9	.26	-0.006	.10	0.00%	-0.22	PH
38	54	97 (9)	Jul 19	LAA		DET	L,5-10	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.319	.233	.552	5	.84	-0.026	.11	0.00%	-0.77	3B
39	55	98	Jul 20	LAA		DET	W,11-2	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.329	.286	.614	7	.13	0.053	.02	0.00%	1.59	3B
40	56	99	Jul 21	LAA		DET	L,2-8	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.224	.325	.284	.608	6	.47	-0.021	.06	0.00%	-0.56	3B
41	57	100	Jul 22	LAA	@	NYY	L,4-8	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.333	.296	.629	7	.33	0.009	.04	0.00%	0.32	3B
42	58	101	Jul 23	LAA	@	NYY	L,0-7	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.253	.341	.307	.648	7	.45	-0.017	.03	0.00%	0.36	3B
43	59	102	Jul 24	LAA	@	NYY	L,4-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.326	.291	.617	5	.70	-0.068	.03	0.00%	-0.75	RF
44	60	103	Jul 25	LAA	@	NYY	W,5-0	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.319	.284	.603	5	.93	-0.081	.02	0.00%	-0.99	RF
45	61	106 (2)	Jul 28 (1)	LAA	@	BOS	W,5-0	CG	4	3	0	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.250	.326	.310	.636	8	1.15	0.107	.02	0.00%	2.19	3B
46	62	111 (4)	Jul 31 (2)	LAA	@	CLE	L,5-9	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247	.323	.306	.629	9	.60	-0.015	.01	0.00%	-0.21	PH
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
47	63	112	Aug 2	LAA		CHW	L,1-5	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.320	.302	.622	9	.31	-0.008	.01	0.00%	-0.09	PH
48	64	114 (1)	Aug 4	LAA		CHW	L,1-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.233	.307	.289	.596	8	.58	-0.094	.01	0.00%	-1.06	3B
49	65	115	Aug 6	LAA		MIN	L,1-5	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.314	.289	.603	6	.25	0.008	.00	0.00%	0.20	PH
50	66	116	Aug 7	LAA		MIN	L,4-9	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.234	.311	.287	.599	7	.81	0.027	.00	0.00%	0.57	3B
51	67	117	Aug 8	LAA		MIN	L,0-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.309	.278	.587	5	.69	-0.003	.00	0.00%	-0.11	3B
52	68	118	Aug 9	LAA		NYY	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.220	.301	.270	.571	7	1.79	-0.162	.00	0.00%	-0.87	3B
53	69	119	Aug 10	LAA		NYY	L,1-2	CG	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.310	.282	.592	6	.92	0.071	.00	0.00%	0.39	3B
54	70	120	Aug 11	LAA		NYY	L,4-6	CG(10)	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.314	.274	.588	4	.94	0.027	.00	0.00%	0.00	3B
55	71	121	Aug 13	LAA		WSA	W,4-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.306	.266	.573	5	1.27	-0.086	.00	0.00%	-0.87	3B
56	72	123 (1)	Aug 15	LAA		WSA	L,4-5	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.218	.304	.264	.568	1	4.76	-0.116	.00	0.00%	-0.40	PH
57	73	124	Aug 16	LAA		DET	W,9-6	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.221	.305	.265	.570	7	.45	0.017	.00	0.00%	-0.04	LF
58	74	125	Aug 17	LAA		DET	L,1-6	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.302	.263	.565	9	.06	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.14	PH
59	75	126	Aug 18	LAA		DET	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.301	.263	.563	8	1.13	-0.019	.00	0.00%	0.06	3B
60	76	129 (2)	Aug 22	LAA	@	BAL	L,1-5	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.218	.299	.261	.559	8	.52	-0.013	.00	0.00%	-0.14	PH
61	77	132 (2)	Aug 25	LAA	@	WSA	L,1-4	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.296	.258	.555	9	.86	-0.021	.00	0.00%	-0.15	PH
62	78	133	Aug 27	LAA	@	DET	L,1-4	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.215	.294	.256	.550	9	.98	-0.027	.00	0.00%	-0.35	PH
63	79	134	Aug 28	LAA	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.216	.293	.256	.549	8	1.67	-0.195	.00	0.00%	-1.06	3B
64	80	135	Aug 29	LAA	@	DET	L,1-6	CG	3	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.294	.273	.567	7	.22	-0.006	.00	0.00%	0.67	3B
65	81	137 (1)	Aug 31	LAA	@	KCA	L,0-7	5-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.223	.297	.277	.573	9	.10	-0.001	.00	0.00%	0.16	PH 3B
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
66	82	139 (1)	Sep 2 (1)	LAA	@	CHW	W,7-5	CG	5	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.307	.284	.590	6	.58	0.064	.00	0.00%	1.88	1B
67	83	140	Sep 2 (2)	LAA	@	CHW	L,7-8	CG	5	5	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.230	.303	.288	.591	7	1.28	0.117	.00	0.00%	0.11	1B
68	84	141	Sep 4	LAA	@	MIN	L,2-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.224	.296	.280	.575	6	1.45	-0.195	.00	0.00%	-1.08	1B
69	85	142	Sep 5	LAA	@	MIN	W,8-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.294	.278	.572	6	2.27	-0.056	.00	0.00%	-0.22	PH 1B
70	86	143	Sep 6	LAA		KCA	W,4-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.218	.288	.272	.560	7	1.53	-0.120	.00	0.00%	-0.73	1B
71	87	145 (1)	Sep 8	LAA		KCA	L,1-2	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.287	.270	.557	9	2.71	-0.073	.00	0.00%	-0.29	PH
72	88	154 (8)	Sep 18 (2)	LAA		BAL	L,5-7	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.215	.285	.268	.553	9	.84	-0.020	.00	0.00%	-0.26	PH
73	89	157 (2)	Sep 22 (1)	LAA	@	CLE	L,3-5	7-7	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.289	.293	.582	9	.85	0.114	.00	0.00%	1.00	PH
74	90	159 (1)	Sep 24	LAA	@	NYY	L,1-8	6-6	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.293	.298	.591	9	.35	0.017	.00	0.00%	0.37	PH
							13-61		168	151	10	34	3	1	2	10	15	0	30	0	1	1	0	5	0	0	.225	.293	.298	.591		1.02	-1.384	.68	-0.38%	-5.62

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